Late spring marks the beginning of festival season in Western Massachusetts. You name a piece of produce, there is something celebrating it! Strawberry festival, check. Tomato festival, check. Peach/pear/plum and apple festivals… check, check, check and check. Living near an…
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Sunday’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes
I make a quite a lot of homemade pancakes and waffles for my kids. In fact, I usually make a double batch each weekend, and after enjoying them fresh from the skillet, I freeze the extras for quick school day…
Carrot & Raisin Spice Cookies
In our house we eat pretty much anything. Meat & potatoes, check. Mediterranean foods full of fresh vegetables, olive oil, cheese and bread – oh yes. Rich Indian vegetarian curries and Saag – get on our plates. Among all of…
Summer Squash Lasagna
The weather is finally summer-like in New England. Blue skies, sunny days, and leafy trees greet us most mornings. It’s time for higher temperatures and lighter meals! Between all the summer grilling (that my husband enjoys doing), and the copious…
Simplest Roast Chicken
If there is any dish that is worth presenting to your family, it must be the whole roast chicken. Succulent. Rich. Impressive looking. Shockingly easy to make. No, really! I spent most of my cooking life shying away from attempting to…
Strawberry & Chambord Cream Trifle
So, I’ve had my fair share of cooking “fails”. Sauces that separate, ice creams that won’t freeze, and curds that won’t, well, curd. My most recent fail was a blessing in disguise; I just didn’t see it at the time,…